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This is a list of selected January 20 anniversaries that appear in the "On this day" section of the Main Page. To suggest a new item, in most cases, you can be bold and edit this page. Please read the selected anniversaries guidelines before making your edit. However, if your addition might be controversial or on a day that is or will soon be on the Main Page, please post your suggestion on the talk page instead.

Please note that the events listed on the Main Page are chosen based more on relative article quality and to maintain a mix of topics, not based solely on how important or significant their subjects are. Only four to five events are posted at a time and thus not everything that is "most important and significant" can be listed. In addition, an event is generally not posted this year if it is also the subject of the scheduled featured article, featured list or picture of the day.

To report an error when this appears on the Main Page, see Main Page errors. Please remember that this list defers to the supporting articles, so it is best to achieve consensus and make any necessary changes there first.

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1265 – Summoned by Simon de Montfort, the first English parliament held its first meeting in the Palace of Westminster. {{no footnotes}}
1320 – After reuniting Poland, Władysław the Short was crowned king in Kraków. Need to verify date, tagged with {{refimprove}}
1523Christian II was forced to abdicate as both King of Denmark and King of Norway. Tagged with {{POV}}
1576León in Guanajuato, Mexico, was founded by order of Viceroy Martín Enríquez de Almanza of New Spain. refimporve
1885LaMarcus Adna Thompson, sometimes called the "Father of Gravity", patented the roller coaster. Tagged with {{refimprove}}
1839 – Chilean troops decisively defeated the forces of the Peru-Bolivian Confederation at the Battle of Yungay in the Ancash Region of Peru, effectively ending the War of the Confederation. refimprove
1840William II became King of the Netherlands after his father William I abdicated the throne. refimprove
1921 – The first Turkish Constitution was ratified by the Grand National Assembly, making fundamental changes in Turkey by enshrining the principle of national sovereignty. {{refimprove}}
1981Iran hostage crisis: Iran released the final 52 American hostages after 444 days in captivity. {{refimprove}}
2001 – As a result of the EDSA Revolution of 2001, Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo succeeded into the presidency after her predecessor, Joseph Estrada, resigned from office. {{refimprove}}

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January 20: Martyrs' Day in Azerbaijan (1990); Army Day in Mali

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  • 2007 – A three-man team, using only skis and kites, completed a 1,093-mile (1,759 km) trek to reach the southern pole of inaccessibility for the first time since 1958, and for the first time ever without mechanical assistance.
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